What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3248?

CVE-2014-3248 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-3248?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-3248. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3248?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-3248. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Puppet Enterprise CVE-2014-3248

MEDIUM

DEPRECATED: Code (CWE-17)

2014-11-16 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Puppet Enterprise Puppet Facter Marionette Collective Hiera Puppetlabs

6.2

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-17
Impact	CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, high complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.07%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

rubygems facter fix: 1.7.6, 2.0.2

rubygems hiera fix: 1.3.4

rubygems mcollective-client fix: 2.5.2

rubygems puppet fix: 2.7.26, 3.6.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in rubygems

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-17. Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using (1) rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb, (2) Win32API.rb, (3) Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine. Affected products include: Puppet Facter, Puppetlabs Facter, Puppet Marionette Collective, Puppet Hiera, Puppet. Version information: before 2.8.7.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.2 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

DescriptionCVE.org

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using (1) rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb, (2) Win32API.rb, (3) Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.1%

Top 78% exploitable

Exploit

POC

Public exploit code exists

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC Yes

EPSS 0.1%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

Poc

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +31

PoC: +20

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:facter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:hiera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3248 REF http://secunia.com/advisories/59197 REF http://secunia.com/advisories/59200 REF http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68035

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